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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The NFL and DirecTV have signed a four year, $4 billion contract extension. The new deal will have DirecTV paying $1 billion a year, an increase of roughly $300 million a year for the exclusive right to package the NFL Sunday Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sony and Google have teamed to fight Amazon in the e-book market. The two companies are expected to announce a partnership today, which would give Sony Reader users access to the 500,000 books available as part of Google’s digital book project Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote an article entitled, Broadcast News Vs. Information: An Unfair Fight which outlined an experiment: my goal was to see how my week would go if I didn’t get any news from traditional media. The article is a quick read and it would help if you gave it a look. Now, I Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Chris Brown has been charged with 2 felonies over the alleged beating of girlfriend and pop star Rihanna. While Brown is free on $50,000 bail, his charges include assault with intent to cause bodily harm, as well as making criminal Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon will begin selling electronic books for the iPhone today. Amazon will make its electronic book software available to iPhone and iPod touch users for free, while e-books will sell for $9.99, the same price as e-books for the Kindle. Amazon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. TV Stations are up in arms over the delayed winter Sweeps. The sweeps, which were bumped to March due to the eventually botched DTV transition, are being called a “waste of time”, as “there will be nothing to compare these Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, Amazon unveiled the next version of its e-book reader Kindle yesterday. Kindle 2.0 is both faster and thinner than its predecessor, however, it will still cost $359. The new Kindle will begin shipping February 24th. According to Amazon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon is expected to roll out a new version of the Kindle next month. Jeff Bezos will unveil the second version of the e-book gadget at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York on February 9th. Currently, there is Continue Reading →

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! We’ll be back Monday morning with another edition of MediaBytes. Have a wonderful holiday weekend. If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Brooke Burke took home the crown on Dancing with the Stars. While this was a lock from the beginning, the real shock was Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Dave Westin, President of ABC News, sent a company wide email notifying employees of drastic budget cuts. ABC News, which is trying to limit expenses asked that executives take coach flights, stay in cheaper hotels, while canceling all print subscriptions. Continue Reading →